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Rust crate alternatives · data Oct 24, 2026
Alternatives to integer-encoding
Short answerThe closest alternatives to integer-encoding on crates.io data are itoa (4.3M real downloads a day), num-conv (2.1M real downloads a day), deranged (2.1M real downloads a day). Of the 8 we list, the most used is itoa, and 8 shipped a release in the last year. integer-encoding itself gets 247,577 a day with 135 dependents.
Every alternative we found
| Alternative | Real downloads a day | vs integer-encoding | Dependents | Last release | Why it is listed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| itoa Established | 4,278,839 | 17.28x | 791 | 7mo | keyword "integer" | compare |
| num-conv Pulled in | 2,114,479 | 8.54x | 4 | 5mo | keyword "integer" | compare |
| deranged Pulled in | 2,065,934 | 8.34x | 25 | 11d | keyword "integer" | compare |
| prost Widely used | 1,867,529 | 7.54x | 5,082 | 5mo | keyword "protobuf" | compare |
| tonic Widely used | 1,214,889 | 4.91x | 3,752 | 6mo | keyword "protobuf" | compare |
| crypto-bigint Established | 937,488 | 3.79x | 167 | 1d | keyword "integer" | compare |
| serde_repr Widely used | 895,570 | 3.62x | 1,237 | 3mo | keyword "integer" | compare |
| bincode Widely used | 828,247 | 3.35x | 5,913 | 10mo | keyword "serialize" | compare |
How to choose
- Same job, not the same API. Each line is listed because it shares a crates.io category or keyword with integer-encoding; read its description before you swap.
- More dependents means more answered questions and a smaller chance it disappears.
- Check the last release against how fast you need fixes. For integer-encoding: is it still maintained?
Rules
Alternatives = tracked crates (top 1000 by downloads) that share a specific crates.io category (2 points each) or keyword (3 points each) with integer-encoding, most similar first; its own parts (same name prefix) and crates it depends on or that depend on it are left out, because those are companions, not substitutes. Real downloads = quiet-day median, crates.io data Oct 24, 2026. Built when we find 3 or more.
Up next
The closest alternative: Established and steady. 4,278,839 real downloads a day.itoaRust crate. Fast integer primitive to string conversion. Real use: 4.3M downloads a day on quiet days; 791 crates depend on it.Read it next →Also worth your time